This week Vasquez started a new job as executive vice president of Maximus Coffee Group, a Houston-based company that roasts, grinds, packages and decaffeinates. Vasquez said you’re drinking Maximus coffee if you’re having any Maxwell House product that’s not out of the classic blue can (for example, filter packs or instant coffee).

“It is a libertating experience,” he said of being back at a private company. “I understand that bureaucracy is not a myth in government. I tried to fight through it for a couple of years and hopefully made a difference.”

When asked if he had future political plans, Vasquez said with a laugh, “I will vote in every election.”